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Streit rests, Hunter works, Okposo on D?

Just for today on No. 21, who donned a blue defenseman's jersey because Mark Streit got the day off.

Trent Hunter had his first full practice, skating in Okposo's spot on the right with Frans Nielsen and Sean Bergenheim. Scott Gordon said Hunter is still a possibility to play Wednesday in D.C. "It's about conditioning now," Gordon said of Hunter.

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